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How do you handover your design to the developers?
Tips to make the design handoff process easier
- Create templates.
- Use elements that help you to explain the design.
- Explain to the developers how to work with our software.
- Meet with the developers to demonstrate the handoff.
- Build a clear design handoff process.
- Work with a design system.
A workflow for sharing design assets with your Android developers
- Ensure all icons in your designs are symbols.
- Use color symbols where possible.
- Slice all your icon symbols.
- Export artboards to Zeplin.
What do you need to know about design specs?
During the developer handoff, a designer must clearly communicate how every piece of the design looks, works and feels to a developer. This communication comes in the form of design specifications –a.k.a. design specs. What Are Design Specs?
Which is the best way to communicate with a developer?
For starters, the best documentation that is provided is the user interface. Not only does the UI show the developer where data should be and how it should be formatted, but also represents the basic flow of what needs to happen. A well thought-out and complete UI will make you a developer’s dream colleague.
How to effectively communicate with developers in Smashing Magazine?
Make a virtual office so your team can hang out. Trusted by millions worldwide. You have spent countless hours mocking up the UI, polishing it to your liking and you’re ready to hand it off to the development team. Often times, this is where design ends and development begins.
Why are design specifications important in app development?
Proper design specifications allow a developer to see not only the colors, fonts, and measurements of selected elements, but also the flow of the app as intended by the designer. This saves the designers time by reducing the tedious step of marking up the designs.